I never wear jeans to Church, although, I am considering it now since I've progressed beyond the Hyperdox stage. I wore a suit to Pascha, but I also wore a black, heavy but casual jacket as well because it was pretty cold.

It's not a Hyperdox thing to dress formally in a church. I used to dress less formally when I was more Hyperdox than I am now.

EDIT: But on the other hand making a fuss about what to wear to the services IS a Hyperdox thing. Unless of course one happens to be a dandy.

I showed up in church in scandals one Sunday with kahki shorts and my priest asked me to not dress that way at church. What I think is immaterial. If my (or your) priest asks you not to dress a certian way, respect his wishes.

note, If my priest is hyperdox, then Im a bucket.

PP

I think he's talking about people who give you ugly glares when you don't wear a silk tie and an expensive looking suit every Sunday, not when your priest tells you to wear something above. Personally, I think it is much more important to dress in clothes that I can survive wearing in a crowded, stuffy building for 1.5-2 hours while standing and pay attention. Dress soberly, but I'd much rather be able to be attentive to the service and wearing a nice, short-sleeved collared shirt than in a black hole of misery because it is blazing hot and everyone is required to wear heavy formalwear.

+Dares to think that he may be on the right track since he is repenting.

+Realizes that to even be aware of his own repentance is prideful.

+Confesses and repents of his pride.

+Feels guilty because he feels good about his confession and repentance of pride, which is itself prideful.

+Becomes completely discouraged and gives up.

+Is now an atheist and is greatly indebted to this thread!

Selam

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""Love is a dangerous thing. It will crush you if you trust it. But without it you can never be whole. Love crucifies, but love saves. We will either be saved together with love, or damned alone without it." Selam, +GMK+

I walk to school. Part of my route includes cutting across the campus of a presbyterian church. They don't seem to mind this, as there is actually a sand trail that has been set up part of the way. They also provide, as a courtesy, a garbage can with the church's name on it along the trail. I frequently use this garbage can to throw away drinks, snack wrappers, etc.

So, my questions is: in the eyes of Hyperdox Herman, how many heresies have I committed? Is outrage?

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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." --Bertrand Russell

Anyway, they do seem to be recognized by Rome as separate from the UGCC. But then I dont understand why they participate in the UGCC's conference of bshops. Shouldn't they withdraw to point out their independence?

They are present as observers/guests, not as members of the conference. If you check the UGCC website, it's usually better now in noting their presence as such. (There was a period when it listed them as if they belonged.) In addition to what David said, I think part of it is just the idea of having a place in which they can collegially interact with other Byzantine Catholics.

Many years,

Neil

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"Not only is it unnecessary to adopt the customs of the Latin Rite to manifest one's Catholicism, it is an offense against the unity of the Church."

"The Unity of the Church, as Your Holinesses well know it, is the will of God and ought to be an inspiring example to all men. It should always be a help and not a hindrance to the unity of men of different religions."-Emperor Haile Selassie To the Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches 1965

"The Unity of the Church, as Your Holinesses well know it, is the will of God and ought to be an inspiring example to all men. It should always be a help and not a hindrance to the unity of men of different religions."-Emperor Haile Selassie To the Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches 1965

LOL, I laughed so hard seeing these for the first time... hahahaha it really made my day. Saw it on Facebook the first time, but this is great guys!

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Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith; Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly. And the catholic faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity